California:GEMSTONE:Benitoite####California:FOSSIL:Smilodon####Distinguished Service Medal (United States Navy):HIGHER:Department of Commerce Gold Medal####Alan Shepard:DEATH_PLACE:California####California:SENATORS:Dianne Feinstein####Alan Shepard:AWARD:Distinguished Service Medal (United States Navy)
Alan Shepard died in California where Dianne Feinstein is a Senator and one can find the gemstone Benitoite and fossils of the Smilodon. He once received the Distinguished Service Medal from the U.S. Navy which ranks higher than Department of Commerce Gold Medal.